Category: Prague
Arnold Heidsieck, professor of philosophy at USC College, preeminent scholar in German and European intellectual history and literature, particularly Jewish Prague-born 20th-century writer Franz Kafka, has died. He was 72.
OMAHA, Neb. - Administrator Thomas P. D’Agostino of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today discussed the future of the Nuclear Security Enterprise and its strategic deterrence mission in light of President Obama’s unprecedented nuclear security agenda.
Administrator Thomas P. D’Agostino of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today discussed the Obama Administration’s global nuclear threat reduction initiatives and outlined NNSA’s role in implementing the President’s landmark nuclear security agenda during a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration today announced the final shipments of Russian-origin highly enriched uranium (HEU) nuclear fuel from Romania. The material was removed and returned to Russia by air for storage at two secure nuclear facilities, making Romania the first country to remove all HEU since President Obama outlined his commitment to securing all vulnerable nuclear material around the world within four years. This was also the first time NNSA has shipped “spent” HEU by airplane, a development that will help accelerate efforts to meet the President’s objective.
The following are excerpts from the Administrator’s opening remarks during today’s hearing:
